I’ve begun a sewing business. Like it or not, planned or not, here we go – for the next month, at least. I envision things quieting down after that. A few weeks ago I posted a mei tai baby carrier that I’d made on a For-Sale page on Facebook. I’d made it having just barely enough […]
Mismatched Pans
When Blaine and I were first married, we received a set of pans. I used them all, but most often I reached for the little ones. Soon more children caused me to use the larger pans, and the little ones saw less use. In recent years, my most used pan was the largest, a 5.5 […]
Pickles, baking soda, birthdays, and week long work trips.
Eden Rayne turned ten years old today. Her baby sister Elliot Adelaide turned eleven months today. It was quite the day. Their dear daddy, hardworking man that he is, headed to Florida this morning to do a boat photo shoot this week. I offered to hide out in the back of the van and tag along […]
Inner dilemma.
I was in the grocery store with just Ellie. She was on my back in my carrier, and hamming it up for the lady behind us in the checkout. The lady commented. “She’s so happy! None of mine were shy either.” I agreed. Ellie was super happy. She always is when I wear her. The […]
25% off… and pride in her place around here.
Lilla Rose is having a sale today. Everything is 25% off until 8pm PST. www.lillarose.biz/abiglittlefamily is my link if you care to go shopping. Since Lilla Rose seems to be the conversation of the day, and we were recently discussing how all the girls love to wear the flexi clip but poor Ellie doesn’t have […]
The boy who cut his hair.
I couldn’t stand it anymore. Meet Fuzzy. You know, the boy who chews on his bottom lip in winter months. I have yet to find something to put on it that works to stop him. Ouch.
Pierce: 2. Momma: 0.
Pierce cut his hair. Again. I haven’t fixed it. I’m still debating if I have to. He came to me, so excited, telling me to look at him. I looked. I couldn’t figure out what I was looking at. “My hair, Momma! I got a haircut!” “Where did you get a haircut?” “In the bathroom.” […]
My children are growing up. We’ve been in this same stage of infancy, toddlers, and small children for so long it suddenly snuck up on me. We haven’t yet dealt with what one friend described as ‘teenage angst’, but things are changing. It’s fun and scary all at the same time. Ellie decided she desperately […]
Nobody told him it was time for sleeping.
I woke up at 2:30 am with a start. Pierce had his middle finger half an inch from my nose. “You see that finger Momma?” Why yes, yes I do. Even without my glasses, I can see your finger. I grunted. “You clip it, Momma?” I do believe this is the first time I’ve ever […]
I could have been done with this.
As I struggled with motherhood and the mess and the work and the laundry and the cost, and trying to make a nine person family work in a four person family culture, it occurred to me. I could have been nearly done with this. I could have stopped at two. I’d have a nearly ten […]
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